Vincent James Courtney
Yountville, California, United States
[email protected] 9259985292
linkedin.com/in/vincecourtney
Summary
To ensure worker safety, professionalism, accountability, & transparency, to uphold minimum labor standards, to deliver on budget & on time while keeping promises to the community workforce of a sustainable career pathway independent of future subsidy, we work to prioritize a professional standard in both the public & private sectors.
We advance a skilled & trained, localized workforce with marketable skills through collaborative efforts such as jointly administered Pre-Apprenticeship and Apprenticeship programming that raises up working families including those from underrepresented & underserved communities. #LiUNABuilds Experience
Assistant to the Business Manager
Northern California District Council of Laborers
Dec 2009 - Present (14 years 3 months)
Oscar De La Torre, Business Manager
At the District level (46 counties,) currently assist the NCDCL Business Manager with special projects related to the Construction Industry, Public Sector, Political Action, and Union Administration.
Special Assistant
LiUNA!, Local 261
Sep 2004 - Present (19 years 6 months)
At the Local in San Francisco, San Mateo, and Marin Counties, serve in various industry capacities and currently assist in contract, public sector, & Industry matters.
Commissioner - PRAC (Parks)
Town of Yountville
Feb 2023 - Present (1 year 1 month)
The Parks & Grounds Division of the Public Works Department maintains the Town’s parks, restrooms, picnic tables, benches, parking lots, walking pathways, trees, landscape areas, and open space areas.
The Division also provides weed control through herbicide application and mechanical removal at all Town facilities. Areas are categorized as follows:
• Parks: Yountville, Veteran’s Memorial, Van de Leur, Forrester, Vineyard, Toyon Terrace Tot lot, Bardessono Park, and Oak Circle Park; 13 acres
• Pathways: Hopper Creek, Holly and Forrester; 1 acre
• Open Space: Wayside, Solano Avenue at California, Veteran’s Memorial Park (south end), etc.; 2 acres
• Grounds: Town Hall, Community Hall, Community Center and Library, and Post Office; 2 acres CCWA Committee Member - Labor
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City and County of San Francisco
Apr 2023 - Present (11 months)
The San Francisco Office of Economic & Workforce Development promotes growth and prosperity for all San Franciscans through essential programs to support businesses & workers. The Department convened its inaugural Committee on City Workforce Alignment (CCWA) meeting involving City departments, community, and labor representatives April 24, 2023. This long-term collaboration w/ CCWA participants will coordinate & innovate SF's workforce system. Committee on City Workforce Alignment (CCWA) Participants: @sfoewd @SFHumanRights @SFHumanServices @SF_DCYF @MySFPUC @Work4SF @SF_DPH @sfpublicworks @SF_HSH
@SFAPD @SelfHelpElderly @YCDjobs @LiUNA261
JATC Board Member
City and County of San Francisco
Jul 2005 - Present (18 years 8 months)
Since 2005, LiUNA! & The City & County of San Francisco has collaborated at the Departmental level as a response to very specific community concerns raised directly to Mayor Gavin Newson in 2004. As major private sector construction work was underway in underserved & underrepresented communities, those community members unable to obtain opportunities on those projects explained to the Mayor that they were being told “You can’t have a job here because you have no experience.” They further explained that they had “no experience because nobody would give them a job.” What resulted was good government, (thanks to Newsom, Public Works Director Ed Lee, Recreation & Parks GM Phil Ginsburg, Labor Leader Oscar De La Torre & others,) collaborating with organized labor on extraordinary, jointly administered, California State certified apprenticeship programs in multiple City Departments that took even better care to maintain our streets, parks & open spaces with subsidized industry training, clearing a community career pathway to certify journey-level workers, and placed dozens & dozens of workers in good full-time union jobs in various trades.
On Tuesday, December 6, 2022, the City and County of San Francisco’s Mayor London Breed, Northern California District Council of Laborers, LiUNA!, Local 261, San Francisco City Attorney's Office and the California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Apprenticeship Standards, signed the first citywide Joint Apprenticeship Committee agreement! This partnership will open up many apprenticeship opportunities for community members to quality city jobs connected to permanent journey level careers in city departments such as San Francisco Recreation and Park Department and SF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS and many others to come and with support from CITYBULD® OEWD and City College of San Francisco!
Deputy Marriage Commissioner
City and County of San Francisco
Jul 2017 - Mar 2020 (2 years 9 months)
Appointed by former San Francisco County Clerk Catherine Stefani. (An incredibly uplifting civic experience.)
San Francisco Public Utilities Commissioner
City and County of San Francisco
Dec 2010 - Feb 2019 (8 years 3 months)
The agency provides quality drinking water and wastewater services to the city of San Francisco, wholesale water to three Bay Area counties, and green hydroelectric and solar power to municipal Vincent James Courtney - page 2
departments and strives to work in harmony with environmental and community interests, while remaining dedicated to protecting and sustaining the resources entrusted to its care. The agency is widely recognized as a national leader for excellent service, stewardship, and innovation.
Education
University of California, Santa Cruz
BA, Politics
1989 - 1991
San Francisco Law School
Juris Doctor, Law
1995 - 1999
Skills
Politics • Political Campaigns • Nonprofit Organizations • Parks & Recreation Advocate • Construction training • Horticulture certification • Public Records • Open Government • Citizen access • Government
Honors & Awards
Honorary Degree - Diploma (1985) - St. Ignatius College Preparatory Dec 2023
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